Elections Commission rules against Raussen

The Ohio Elections Commission found state Rep. Jim Raussen, a Republican from Springdale, made a false statement by leaving 12 endorsements from his 2004 legislative race posted on his campaign web site.

In a unanimous decision last week, the commission cited the violation but decided not to fine or issue a reprimand to Raussen, who is running for re-election Nov. 7.

The complainant was Thomas Desando of Cincinnati.

During an earlier hearing, Raussen told the commission he had the outdated endorsements removed from his web site shortly after he was notified about them in August. He called it an oversight by campaign volunteers.